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Tottenham Hotspur Dismantle Monaco in Europa League Group Stage Match

Keeping the Europa League exciting.

Monaco is No. 4 in Ligue 1 and Tottenham Hotspur are No. 5 in the Premier League, but the Europa League group stage proved today that no two leagues are created equal. In today's match between the two top five teams, Spurs dominated Monaco in a resounding 4-1 victory that saw an Erik Lamela hat trick and a beautiful goal from Tom Carroll (above).

Lamela's goals were all pretty, but perhaps none more so than this one:

What, with a heavy shower coming down over the game, all you can say is: lather, rinse, repeat three times, and you'll top the group stages.